CVE-2016-4343
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The phar_make_dirstream function in ext/phar/dirstream.c in PHP before 5.6.18 and 7.x before 7.0.3 mishandles zero-size ././@LongLink files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (16)
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references (31)
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- http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=4c2424eb24b0178456acc404dbfff528cdc44197Patchcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00086.htmlcnnvd
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpcnnvd
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.phpcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/2cnnvd
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71331cnnvd
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731cnnvd
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